Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Johnson, M. Louvenia Beverly, 1929 

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FUNERAL RITES FOR AGED WOMAN 

Many Friends Pay Last Tribute to Mrs. Johnson Through Floral Offerings 
  and Attendance Yesterday Afternoon. 

  Funeral service for Mrs. Louvenia Beverly Johnson, conducted Saturday 
afternoon from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.R. Ellison, on Linden 
avenue, was well attended and the flowers, which were numerous and beautiful, 
were a reminder of the esteem in which the deceased was held.  The Rev. S.J. 
Venable, assisted by Dr. W.W. Staley, officiated. 

  Active pallbearers were her four grandsons, Dr. Rowland [sic; Roland] 
Ellison, H.L. Gardner, of Suffolk, S.L. Gardner, of Victoria, Samuel Gardner, 
of Portsmouth, two nephews, John and Charles Manning, of Greenville, William 
Hurst of Robersonville, W.A. Ellison, of Bell Haven, N.C., honorary 
pallbearers were immediate friends of the family. 

  Music was rendered by a quartet composed of Mrs. J.R. Vann, Mrs. H.C. 
Clarke, W.W. Ballard and J.H. Blanchard sang "Asleep In Jesus" and "Abide 
With Me." 

  She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. J.R. Ellison, Mrs. Fred Gardner, 
Mrs. C.C. Stophel, seven grandchildren, H.L. and S.L. Gardner, Samuel Gardner, 
Dr. Rowland Ellison, Roy and C C. Stophel, and Mrs. Henry Shrader of 
Greensboro, N.C., and Mrs. J.W. Williams, of Monroe, Ala. 

  Relatives and friends who attended the funeral were B.A. Beverly, Mrs. P.G. 
Dennis, Miss Mollie Manning, Charlie and John Manning, Mr. and Mrs. S.L. 
Gardner, Benner and Hortense Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Gardner, Margaret 
and Lillian Gardner, Mrs. George Phelps, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Roberson, Mr. and 
Mrs. W.A. Ellison, Robert Clarke. 


Mary Louvenia (BEVERLY; Mrs. Samuel) JOHNSON, 
b. 24 Aug 1853, Bethel, Pitt Co., NC, 
d. 7 Nov 1929, at daughter's home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block U, Lot 5*), Suffolk, 10 Nov 1929, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 7, No. 215, Mon., Nov. 11, 1929, p. 12 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_j.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #92106045. 

D.Cert. 27123 (Suffolk #381) 

Her husband (1836 - 1901) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. B, 9th NC Infantry. 


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